The War of the Rohirrim shows an anime-styled Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim has been within the works for about three years now, however with its launch date quick approaching we now have our first trailer. It is one of many extra uncommon and intriguing tasks underneath the Lord of the Rings franchise, an anime-style standalone film that covers occasions within the kingdom of Rohan some 200-ish years earlier than the Struggle of the Ring.

The trailer begins with some iconic footage from the ’00s Lord of the Rings movies targeted on Rohan earlier than diving into the animation. It is instantly apparent that this undertaking is linked to Peter Jackson’s movies, because the designs for key areas like Edoras and Helm’s Deep clearly reference these earlier films regardless of the distinctly completely different type. As for characters, we’re launched to King Helm Hammerhand and his daughter Hera who, judging by the trailer, will seemingly be our most important protagonist. It appears to be like like an try to marry her off goes south, angering the household of suitor Wulf — issues get decidedly extra tense after that, with loads of motion and Oliphaunts and, naturally, some teases of ring-related occasions to return.

The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who has been a author and director on numerous anime together with Ghost within the Shell: Stand Alone Complicated and Eden of the East. He is additionally directed episodes of Star Wars: Visions and Ultraman. A lot of the solid remains to be underneath wraps, however we all know Brian Cox is voicing King Hammerhand, whereas Gaia Smart is voicing his daughter Hera. Miranda Otto can also be reprising her position from the Lord of the Rings movies as Eowyn, who will function the narrator for the story.

The film is ready to be launched on December 13, and it is the primary of a number of Lord of the Rings movies in growth — Andy Serkis, maybe finest recognized for his efficiency as Gollum in Jackson’s Center-earth movies, is directing a brand new movie tentatively entitled The Hunt for Gollum. Whereas that film is years away, followers can even catch Center-earth on-screen in per week when season two of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy premieres.